Manager – Tax Summit Consulting Services

The Corporate Institute; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,400,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute in Hyderabad seeks a Tax Manager to lead the organization’s tax compliance for a diverse real estate portfolio across Canada and the U.S. You will collaborate with the Toronto tax team, prepare Canadian and US returns, and support REIT testing and tax reporting.

The role involves hands-on tax work, supervising associates, and expanding the Hyderabad tax function with increasing strategic responsibilities, while aligning with global deadlines.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and audit readiness.
• Ability to lead a small team and coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience reviewing others' work and managing multiple entities.

Responsibilities

• Lead Canadian/US tax compliance for real estate portfolio, incl. partnerships and HST/GST.
• Oversee REIT testing, estimated tax payments, and remittance support.
• Review workpapers and ensure GL reconciliations align with filings.
• Direct use of Yardi and other systems for tax reporting and state apportionment.
• Maintain accuracy of entity information, deadlines, and tax files.
• Supervise tax associates and act as primary point of contact for reviewers.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Confident communicator

Detail-oriented

Leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Education

CA/CPA/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

Yardi Voyager

Excel

Job description

Job Summary:

Located in Hyderabad, the Tax Manager leads the organization’s tax compliance work, managing a small team responsible for day-to-day execution across a diverse portfolio of Canadian and U.S. real estate entities. Supported by the Toronto-based tax team, the role is responsible for preparation of direct and indirect Canadian and US tax returns, REIT compliance testing, estimated tax payments, and tax reporting. In this hands-on role, the Tax Manager will assist in building and growing the Hyderabad tax function, taking on increasing responsibility for tax strategy, controls, and cross-functional coordination.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with the preparation of Canadian and U.S. tax compliance across the real estate portfolio, including but not limited to Canadian partnership returns, U.S. federal and state filings, and HST/GST filings.
• Support the US REIT and broader tax compliance activities, overseeing REIT testing workbooks, estimated tax payment schedules, and related remittance support, and resolving complex determinations with external advisors.
• Review tax workpapers for accuracy, ensuring general ledger information is properly reconciled to tax filings, variances are investigated, and supporting analysis is well documented.
• Direct the use of Yardi and other financial information to support state apportionment schedules, HST/GST filings, and other tax reporting requirements, ensuring consistency across the team’s work.
• Maintain oversight of recurring tax obligations, ensuring entity information, filing status, deadlines, EINs, W-9 documentation, and current-year tax files remain accurate and current across the portfolio.
• Manage and develop the tax associates responsible for day-to-day filings, and serve as the primary point of contact for reviewers, senior managers, and cross-functional stakeholders on open items and discrepancies.

Qualifications:

• Advanced knowledge of Canadian and U.S. tax compliance, with the judgment to review and guide others’ work.
• Analytical mindset and confidence directing detailed financial reviews, resolving reconciling differences, and ensuring workpapers meet audit-ready standards.
• Advanced Excel capability, including formulas, SUMIFS, pivot tables, linked workbooks, and multi-tab files.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage recurring deadlines and competing priorities across multiple entities and team members.
• Confident communicator who can identify issues, ask thoughtful questions, and work effectively with reviewers, colleagues, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements:

• Qualified CA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent professional designation, with 6+ years of post-qualification tax experience.
• Demonstrated experience in Canadian or U.S. tax compliance, including multi-jurisdictional or shared-services environments, and comfort working hours aligned with Canadian/U.S. business hours as required by filing deadlines.
• Prior experience reviewing work prepared by others or managing a team.

Preferred Attributes:

• Experience managing tax compliance for a portfolio of Canadian or U.S. real estate entities.
• Prior experience in a Big 4 or global shared-services tax leadership role.
• Working knowledge of Yardi Voyager or similar property management/accounting software.